7. Lala Deen Dayal (1844-1910) h.r.h. prince albert victor’s visit to hyderabad (deccan), november 1889 Prince Albert’s Personal Album containing 24 albumen prints, approx. 20 x 27cm. and smaller, printed captions pasted below, many numbered in the negative, mounted on single sides of card leaves, contemporary half roan, rubbed, gilt title (as above) with credit to Dayal on upper cover, front free endpaper inscribed in ink ‘For His Royal Highness Prince Albert Victor with Nawab Sir Asman Jah’s compt:s. 28th March 1890’, oblong folio, 1889. See condition report for full list of captions.
est. £1500 – £2000
Nawab Sir Asman was the Prime Minister of Hyderabad state between 1887 and 1894.The album includes a portrait of the Nizam, the Nizam and the Prince together, Shikar party, Asmangurh Saraoonagar, Khanabagh (3), Delhi gate (1), Bushir-bagh palace and interiors (6) and tent pegging at Purana Haveli (2).